13 votes

What's your favorite RSS reader?

Posted by 3dge
Tags: ask.recommendations, rss

I prefer Android and something linkable with a PC but for others obviously iOS options too.

10 comments

  1. NaraVara
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    NetNewsWire is, for my money, the best one. I have it backed by Inoreader as the feed to sync between clients on the back-end. I like it because it’s a very straightforward interface that is...

    NetNewsWire is, for my money, the best one. I have it backed by Inoreader as the feed to sync between clients on the back-end.

    I like it because it’s a very straightforward interface that is thoughtfully designed. It loads fast, it has keyboard shortcuts for navigating it, and has about all the basic features you’d want. And it’s free.

    I’d like to see a few features added just to make it easier to manage different types of feeds (like full text vs. headlines and pages that do long-reads versus a constant firehose of content). But none of the RSS readers out there really offer that.

    4 votes
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    smores
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    Maybe not helpful for you, @3dge (sorry!), but I selfhost miniflux and I like it a lot. I have used the PWA on Android and iOS and it's pretty much perfect for me.

    Maybe not helpful for you, @3dge (sorry!), but I selfhost miniflux and I like it a lot. I have used the PWA on Android and iOS and it's pretty much perfect for me.

    3 votes
    1. RadDevon
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      I also run miniflux and consume it on my phone via Capy Reader which I've been liking quite a bit. I wonder if a similar combo might sate OP's desire for "Android and something linkable with a...

      I also run miniflux and consume it on my phone via Capy Reader which I've been liking quite a bit. I wonder if a similar combo might sate OP's desire for "Android and something linkable with a PC..."

      If they're willing to give self-hosting a shot, it could be a good fit.

  3. Minithra
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    Ages ago I started using feedly for the few RSS feeds I follow, still using it. They jumped on the AI train, but it seems easy enough to not enable it. I should say I use it mainly on PC, but I...

    Ages ago I started using feedly for the few RSS feeds I follow, still using it. They jumped on the AI train, but it seems easy enough to not enable it.

    I should say I use it mainly on PC, but I think the site works on mobile, and they should have an app

    2 votes
  4. bugsmith
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    I selfhost FreshRSS. It's pretty straightforward and minimal. It has a few nice features like turning non-feeds into feeds via scraping, but I don't use any of that. I don't bother with an app on...

    I selfhost FreshRSS. It's pretty straightforward and minimal. It has a few nice features like turning non-feeds into feeds via scraping, but I don't use any of that. I don't bother with an app on my phone, the PWA is plenty.

    2 votes
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    fefellama
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    Can't say it's the best because I haven't tried many others, but I've been using Inoreader (free version) for the past couple years and had no problems. Both the website version and the iOS app...

    Can't say it's the best because I haven't tried many others, but I've been using Inoreader (free version) for the past couple years and had no problems. Both the website version and the iOS app sync flawlessly.

    Plus I use Want My RSS extension on Firefox to quickly get feeds from any website that offer them.

    1 vote
    1. Deely
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      Yes, for me Inoreader is the most look-a-like clone old Google Reader (RIP). Which is perfect.

      Yes, for me Inoreader is the most look-a-like clone old Google Reader (RIP). Which is perfect.

  6. xk3
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    For podcasts and video RSS feeds yt-dlp is quite good. For text Calibre custom recipes and calibre-smtp works wonders :)

    For podcasts and video RSS feeds yt-dlp is quite good.

    For text Calibre custom recipes and calibre-smtp works wonders :)

  7. zod000
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    I use QuiteRSS in linux.

    I use QuiteRSS in linux.